What do you think about leftists who despise the death penalty but then turn around and embrace leftist leaders who slaughtered people, often using the government to do it.
Examples:
Fidel Castro: Castro took control of the Cuban government and used it to slaughter his enemies. Death camps were set up and if people who were not leftist got executed.
Che Guevara: This guy was pretty much urging Castro to do it. Loved the firing squad. Basically a mass murderer.
They turn a blind eye to that, but some right winger supports the death penalty and get can't get on their high horse fast enough.
I get this sense from some leftists that they hate the death penalty, but their brains can be tricked if you just reframe it as "justice in the name of the people's revolution!" Then the death penalty is just fine. In short, they are hypocrites.